Dish TV brings voice-assisted TV viewing

Direct to home operator Dish TV India today said it is bringing voice-assisted TV viewing by launching its skill for Amazon Alexa.

The Dish TV skill will help to users find programs and provide recommendations on programs, movies, sports and music, it said in a statement.

The Dish TV Alexa Skill can be accessed on all Alexa-enabled devices such as Amazon Echo, Echo Plus, Echo Spot and Echo Dot. The skill can also be accessed with the Alexa app available on iOS and Android.

"We are excited tobringthe voice-enabledDishTV Skill to our DTH consumers. Dish TV becomes the firstDTHCompany in India topowervoice-assisted content discovery and recommendations. We will be adding more features to the skill such as personalising search, filtering recommendations, recharging DTH account, subscribing to new channels and scheduling a recording," Dish TV India Group chief executive officer Anil Dua said. ******* Franklin Templeton Alternative Investments unveils maiden fund *
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